My Company

I've often thought how it would be cool that my answer, when someone asked me where I worked, would be recognizable. People recognize companies such as HP, Sun, Microsoft. The list goes on. Some people might even attach some sort of rank--"Oooh. He works for Cisco--he must be smart!" The company that I work for is not large, but we're very good at what we do. I much prefer to work with a great group of not only competent but exceptional people than to work for a large, globally-recognized company. The company that I work for is called RDA, and here is an example of the exceptional work that some of my colleagues have done: mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/windowsserversystem/facts/videos/Independence_Air_email.wmv [If that link doesn't work, then click here and then play the video for Independence Air. You'll need Windows Media Player for it to work, I think, but of course this is Microsoft's site so what do you expect?] This short video demonstrates how Independence Air moved from a Java-based architecture to a Microsoft Windows-based architecture. Our CEO is prominently featured, too. Anyway, this is just one way for me to be able to tell my friends and family about my company, even if they still have no idea what I really do for a living! :-)

The End of Credit Card Applications!

I came across this site today. It is free to put your name on the opt-out list (or would that be "remove your name from the opt-in list?), so I put my name there as well as my wife's. Now let's see the number of credit card offers showing up in my mail box drop down to zero! I can't wait!

Cool Technology

This looks cool: http://www.maxivista.com/

I have a couple of computers lying around, so I'll post back here if I give it a try. Not sure if it will work on my Commodore 64, though!

:-)

Fun With IT Marketing

The folks at Microsoft just have too much time on their hands. I can understand wanting a kick-ass marketing strategy for a new product (or at least a new version of an existing product), but I think that this may be overkill. Of course, I did go through the entire site just to see what all was there... Here it is! Just click here to see what I have to look forward to in my work. Favorite quote: "You the man! The man the man the man!"

First Day of School!

First day of school was a success. Madeline came home saying, "First grade is awesome!" We all managed to get up early enough to ride the bus, and then Melissa and I remembered at about the right time to head to the bus stop to pick her up. It must have been over 100 degrees in the sun--I'm glad we were running a bit late so that we didn't have to wait for the bus too long! Emmie will start preschool in a few more weeks. Expect another post a that time!

"That Made My Day!"

Melissa overheard Emmie talking to a friend of Madeline's. The friend mentioned that her dad doesn't come home until 11 at night and that she hardly sees him.

Melissa then heard Emmie say, "I get to have breakfast with my dad every morning!" She was very excited and proud that she got to do that.

That put a big smile on my face, and it still does each time I think about it!